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HTC slaps ROM distributor with cease-and-desist order
While most HTC customers are simply satisfied to buy their handset and wait for HTC to roll out their own updates, there’s a fairly large community of developers and hackers who devote a lot of their time to tweaking and rereleasing ROMS for HTC handsets. HTC has always a little quiet on the whole topic…
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The quietly brilliant story of HTC
Over the year, HTC has transformed itself from a faceless OEM to one of the most trusted name brands in the smartphone market. Just to give you an idea of invisible the company’s name has been over the years, I’m sure a few of you didn’t know that HTC was the one who manufactured the…
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Hands-on with the myTouch 3G 3.5mm
The T-Mobile myTouch 3G was initially launched in August of 2009. It was T-Mobile’s second Android powered phone and came with T-Mobile’s “make it mine” promise. The idea was that customers could customize the handset to their heart’s content, making it unique the the users needs and style. Unfortunately, the original myTouch 3G suffered from…
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HTC expects Android to drive 36% increase in sales for Q2
We all know that HTC has never been in the same categories as the other big players in the handset market. Samsung, Nokia, LG, and all the other handset manufacturers churn through millions of phone per months, while HTC struggles to hit those same numbers in a quarter. But with the ever-increasing adoption rate of…
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HTC signs patent licensing agreement with Microsoft to use Android
Over the past year, the relationship between Microsoft and HTC seems to have cooled off a bit. HTC seems to be focused more on Android, but late last night, Microsoft and HTC announced a new agreement between the two companies. Microsoft and HTC have signed an agreement which gives HTC access to Microsoft’s patent portfolio,…
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HTC accidentally leaks info on seven new Android handsets
It looks like HTC is hard at work, bringing Android devices to the market. We were expecting to hear some Android announcements at Mobile World Congress in a few weeks, but it’s always nice to get a little sneak peak at what’s just around the corner. The leak comes courtesy of HTC’s user agent…